GB0309452D0 - Amphibious vehicle steering - Google Patents

Amphibious vehicle steering

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Publication number
GB0309452D0
GB0309452D0 GBGB0309452.1A GB0309452A GB0309452D0 GB 0309452 D0 GB0309452 D0 GB 0309452D0 GB 0309452 A GB0309452 A GB 0309452A GB 0309452 D0 GB0309452 D0 GB 0309452D0
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
wheels
steering
marine
amphibious vehicle
power assisted
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GBGB0309452.1A
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GB2400822B (en
GB2400822A (en
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Gibbs Technologies Ltd
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Gibbs Technologies Ltd
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Priority to GB0309452A priority Critical patent/GB2400822B/en
Publication of GB0309452D0 publication Critical patent/GB0309452D0/en
Priority to CNB200480008531XA priority patent/CN100413714C/en
Priority to US10/554,178 priority patent/US7766709B2/en
Priority to PCT/GB2004/001697 priority patent/WO2004096586A1/en
Priority to AT04728199T priority patent/ATE411915T1/en
Priority to JP2006506151A priority patent/JP4859663B2/en
Priority to ES04728199T priority patent/ES2316980T3/en
Priority to EP04728199A priority patent/EP1618011B1/en
Priority to DE602004017298T priority patent/DE602004017298D1/en
Publication of GB2400822A publication Critical patent/GB2400822A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2400822B publication Critical patent/GB2400822B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G3/00—Resilient suspensions for a single wheel
    • B60G3/18—Resilient suspensions for a single wheel with two or more pivoted arms, e.g. parallelogram
    • B60G3/20—Resilient suspensions for a single wheel with two or more pivoted arms, e.g. parallelogram all arms being rigid
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60F—VEHICLES FOR USE BOTH ON RAIL AND ON ROAD; AMPHIBIOUS OR LIKE VEHICLES; CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES
    • B60F3/00—Amphibious vehicles, i.e. vehicles capable of travelling both on land and on water; Land vehicles capable of travelling under water
    • B60F3/0007—Arrangement of propulsion or steering means on amphibious vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60F—VEHICLES FOR USE BOTH ON RAIL AND ON ROAD; AMPHIBIOUS OR LIKE VEHICLES; CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES
    • B60F2301/00—Retractable wheels
    • B60F2301/04—Retractable wheels pivotally
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G2200/00—Indexing codes relating to suspension types
    • B60G2200/10—Independent suspensions
    • B60G2200/14—Independent suspensions with lateral arms
    • B60G2200/144—Independent suspensions with lateral arms with two lateral arms forming a parallelogram
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G2200/00—Indexing codes relating to suspension types
    • B60G2200/40—Indexing codes relating to the wheels in the suspensions
    • B60G2200/44—Indexing codes relating to the wheels in the suspensions steerable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G2202/00—Indexing codes relating to the type of spring, damper or actuator
    • B60G2202/10—Type of spring
    • B60G2202/13—Torsion spring
    • B60G2202/135—Stabiliser bar and/or tube
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G2202/00—Indexing codes relating to the type of spring, damper or actuator
    • B60G2202/30—Spring/Damper and/or actuator Units
    • B60G2202/31—Spring/Damper and/or actuator Units with the spring arranged around the damper, e.g. MacPherson strut
    • B60G2202/314—The spring being a pneumatic spring
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G2204/00—Indexing codes related to suspensions per se or to auxiliary parts
    • B60G2204/40—Auxiliary suspension parts; Adjustment of suspensions
    • B60G2204/47—Means for retracting the suspension
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G2300/00—Indexing codes relating to the type of vehicle
    • B60G2300/28—Amphibious vehicles

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Steering-Linkage Mechanisms And Four-Wheel Steering (AREA)
  • Power Steering Mechanism (AREA)
  • Laying Of Electric Cables Or Lines Outside (AREA)
  • Steering Devices For Bicycles And Motorcycles (AREA)
  • Compositions Of Macromolecular Compounds (AREA)

Abstract

An amphibious vehicle has retractable wheels (2, 3) attached to hubs (2), and a planing hull (10, 11, 3). Front wheels are arranged to be steered by a power assisted transversely mounted element (16), which may be a rack and pinion unit. The element may be linked to the wheels by links (14, 14′), which fold up to position (14″) when the wheels are retracted. Actuating rod (28) is mounted to said element, and arranged for transverse movement. A flexible coupling means, such as cable (34) and sleeve (36), connects rod (28) to a steerable part (42, 4) of a marine propulsion unit, to effect marine steering. Road and marine steering may be operable simultaneously. More than one front steered axle, and/or marine propulsion unit, may be fitted. The steering system is readily adapted to all kinds of power assisted steering, and also to “steer by wire”.
GB0309452A 2003-04-25 2003-04-25 Amphibious vehicle steering Expired - Fee Related GB2400822B (en)

Priority Applications (9)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0309452A GB2400822B (en) 2003-04-25 2003-04-25 Amphibious vehicle steering
ES04728199T ES2316980T3 (en) 2003-04-25 2004-04-19 ADDRESS OF AN AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE.
US10/554,178 US7766709B2 (en) 2003-04-25 2004-04-19 Amphibious vehicle steering
PCT/GB2004/001697 WO2004096586A1 (en) 2003-04-25 2004-04-19 Amphibious vehicle steering
AT04728199T ATE411915T1 (en) 2003-04-25 2004-04-19 STEERING FOR AN AMPHIBIAN VEHICLE
JP2006506151A JP4859663B2 (en) 2003-04-25 2004-04-19 Amphibious vehicle steering
CNB200480008531XA CN100413714C (en) 2003-04-25 2004-04-19 Amphibious vehicle steering
EP04728199A EP1618011B1 (en) 2003-04-25 2004-04-19 Amphibious vehicle steering
DE602004017298T DE602004017298D1 (en) 2003-04-25 2004-04-19 STEERING FOR AN AMPHIBIVE VEHICLE

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0309452A GB2400822B (en) 2003-04-25 2003-04-25 Amphibious vehicle steering

Publications (3)

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GB0309452D0 true GB0309452D0 (en) 2003-06-04
GB2400822A GB2400822A (en) 2004-10-27
GB2400822B GB2400822B (en) 2005-06-08

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GB0309452A Expired - Fee Related GB2400822B (en) 2003-04-25 2003-04-25 Amphibious vehicle steering

Country Status (9)

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US (1) US7766709B2 (en)
EP (1) EP1618011B1 (en)
JP (1) JP4859663B2 (en)
CN (1) CN100413714C (en)
AT (1) ATE411915T1 (en)
DE (1) DE602004017298D1 (en)
ES (1) ES2316980T3 (en)
GB (1) GB2400822B (en)
WO (1) WO2004096586A1 (en)

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Publication number Publication date
JP2006524607A (en) 2006-11-02
ATE411915T1 (en) 2008-11-15
JP4859663B2 (en) 2012-01-25
US7766709B2 (en) 2010-08-03
CN1767961A (en) 2006-05-03
EP1618011B1 (en) 2008-10-22
GB2400822B (en) 2005-06-08
ES2316980T3 (en) 2009-04-16
EP1618011A1 (en) 2006-01-25
CN100413714C (en) 2008-08-27
WO2004096586A1 (en) 2004-11-11
US20060219146A1 (en) 2006-10-05
GB2400822A (en) 2004-10-27
DE602004017298D1 (en) 2008-12-04

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Effective date: 20100425